Cheese-Filled Chicken Breast with Guacamole

On the table in: 40 minutes
Serves: 4
Origin: Mediterranean

Ingredients:

Cheese-filled chicken

  • 750 g chicken breasts
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 green bell pepper or red bell pepper
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 2 tbsp pickled jalapeños, finely chopped
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • 75 g cream cheese
  • 110 g (225 ml) shredded cheese
  • salt and pepper
  • 4 tooth picks

Guacamole

  • 2 ripe avocados
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • ½ lime, the juice
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 80 ml fresh cilantro
  • 1 diced tomato
  • salt and pepper

For serving

  • 160 ml sour cream (optional)
  • 225 g leafy greens or lettuce

Nutritional Information

Per serving: 833 calories; 8g net carb; 51g protein; 64g fat; 10g fibre

Instructions:

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
  2. Chop bell peppers and garlic finely. Sauté in oil until soft. Place in a bowl and reserve to cool for 5 minutes.
  3. Add jalapeños, spices and both cheeses to the bowl. Mix well.
  4. Cut chicken breasts lengthwise partway through, along the thinnest part, so you can open it like a book.
  5. Add a big dollop of cheese batter and close with a tooth pick. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Fry until golden brown, in oil or butter. Place in a baking dish.
  6. You can place the remaining cheese batter on top or just in the baking dish.
  7. Bake in oven for 20 minutes or until the chicken breasts are thoroughly cooked. Remember to remove the tooth pick before serving.
  8. Serve with leafy greens, a generous amount of guacamole, and sour cream.

Guacamole

  1. Peel the avocados and mash with a fork, grate or chop the onion finely, squeeze the lime and pour in the juice.
  2. Add tomato, olive oil and finely chopped cilantro. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and blend well.

Chef’s suggestions:

  • Don’t throw away that avocado pit! Place it in the guacamole to keep it green.

We would like to acknowledge that this recipe was sourced from Diet Doctor on 11 March 2019.

Recipe by Anne Aobadia. Photo by Emma Shevtzoff.

https://www.dietdoctor.com/recipes/cheese-filled-chicken-breast